Journal of the Korean Society of Costume (복식)

The Korean Society of Costume (한국복식학회)
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Gender Characteristics in Contemporary Men's Fashion - Focusing on the Characteristics of Metrosexual and $\ddot{U}$bersexual -

현대 남성패션에 나타난 젠더 특성 - 메트로 섹슈얼과 위버섹슈얼의 특성을 중심으로 -

  • Kim, Chong-Yon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University) ;
  • JeKal, Mee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Youn-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2009.09.03
  • Accepted : 2010.07.30
  • Published : 2010.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to review changes of gender identity of men as a sexual role changes and their cognition on fashion and to analyze changes and features of their fashion required in the diversified era and suggest implications for future men's fashion design. To understand a correlation between a change of men's gender styles and fashion and aesthetic features and differences by gender style, this study analyzed significant brands of the men's design market. The results of this study are as followings. First, metrosexual and uebersexual were mixed in the 1990's and the 2000's. The ratio of uebersexual in the 1990's was higher as three times as metrosexual. On the other hand, the ratio of metrosexual in the 2000's was higher than uebersexual by about 3.5%. It implicates that there were significant changes in design of men's clothes between the 1990's and the 2000's. Second, aesthetic properties and differences of metrosexual and uebersexual obtained from the survey. Metrosexual fashion uses almost all details and has no limit in using materials and accessories. The other side, uebersexual fashion rarely has details. In conclusion, this study showed that the relationship between male and fashion on the social and cultural phenomena. which have been recognized that there is a low correlation, is being newly established as a sexual role changes by gender.

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